you are saying this like the music indistry weren't about resampling/remixing/rethinking existing songs/melodies/phrases already. it always was. and that's fine! people always gets down to the source if they hear something fancy.
and this is the reason why I really don't know what brand to jump in next. I try to avoid Chinese or emerging Chinese companies for a while, tho quite a few years has passed since I owned one, so I'm not completely dismissive with them either. It would be nice to stay in the foldable world, though.
I thought maybe if I buy flagship Samsungs, I won't have those problems I had with Xiaomis, unpredictable bugs, slowing down, also maybe Samsungs have better build quality...
tho I don't have those and yeah, much better build quality, my Note 20 Ultra still had issues where warranty replaced almost the whole phone - after one year. My Fold 4 cracked its own inner screen by the peeling off screen protector, which costed me with a one time offer around 150USD. Again, in one year after buying.
the price don't matter. it's just pure luck at this point.
I used to buy phones for around 150USD. tho this trend of mine was only possible 5-10 years ago.
My BlackBerry Z10 and Z30 costed me this much, and those were the best smartphones I ever had and will have.
after this Fold 4, no idea what will I get, but I hope for several more years, this won't be an issue.
where I live we have two schools; elementary and middle school/gymnasyum.
The first 4 class of elementary is the "lower", the last 4 class are the "upper" classes.
after that, university or "main school" is where we go